If you want to bring a stylish, on-trend decorating scheme into your home this festive season, then we've got just the thing.

Innovation research and trends company Stylus start thinking about Christmas in May – this is when they forecast the trends you'll be decorating your home with. The experts develop three directions to suit different tastes, so whatever your interior style, you can adapt these trends into your decorating scheme.

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Dewi Pinatih, senior editor of product design at Stylus, talks us through the materials, colours and influences behind each trend and how they may fit in the home.

Trend: Curio

What is it about? Curio is inspired by Brutalist architecture – characterised by colossal volumes in raw concrete – that is currently experiencing a revival, featuring heavily on Pinterest boards and Instagram feeds.

How can a building style inspire Christmas decorations, we hear you ask?

We take the raw sculptural materials, such as natural stone, and combine this with brushed metal accents, gold leaf and rich shades of cherry red, deep indigo and warm orange for a luxurious mood that is surprisingly decorative.

How to replicate the trend for Christmas: Geometric brass hangers are like jewellery for the home and asymmetrical tea light holders have a whimsical and playful character. Ridged glass looks festive yet robust while marble effect patterns enliven flat surfaces, from tableware to wrapping paper.

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Trend: Kin

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What is it about? Kin celebrates craft and revolves around simple shapes in honest materials. We looked at the wooden furniture made by the Shaker community – often credited as the first minimalists – for inspiration.

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Maple wood and oak set an organic undertone and are paired with terracotta and leather details for a rustic yet clean aesthetic. Earthy tones such as wine red and burnt sienna are paired with rose pink and suede brown for a palette that is understated but wintery and warm.

How to replicate the trend for Christmas: Set tables with heavy earthenware and wooden candelabras and choose decorations with a handmade character. Invest in pieces that will last throughout the winter, such as baskets to store warm blankets in and new table linen in natural tones.

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Trend: Refract

What is it about? Refract is based on a fascination for prismatic colour play by designers and artists that experiment with cutting edge techniques to create mesmerising colour shifts.

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Bright pinks, blues, yellows and metallic olive have a translucent sheen and offer an unconventional choice for Christmas. Accessories in dichroic glass and faceted surfaces are a must as they distort light and create the mesmerising reflections underpinning this direction.

How to replicate the trend for Christmas: Iridescent film is folded into three-dimensional Instagram-proof hangers while pearlescent finishes enliven tableware and Christmas baubles.